Pension asset test off limits, for now - The West Australian

Including the family home in the pension assets test and a $15 to $20 co-payment for a bulk-billed visit to the doctor are among 86 recommendations of the Commission of Audit to be released today.

But the Abbott Government will move quickly to rule out or dilute some of the nastier proposals, ruling out any change to the pension assets test before 2017. It will also accept a lower GP co-payment with a safeguard for families and pensioners.

The West Australian understands the commission has found government spending is on an unsustainable growth trajectory.